BALTIMORE RAVENS 19, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 17
At EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida ■ RECAP: Justin Tucker kicked four field goals, including a decisive 54-yarder with 1:02 remaining, and the Ravens (3-0) remained unbeaten by edging Jacksonville (0-3).
The fourth quarter featured four interceptions, a muffed punt, a blocked field goal and a huge fourth-down conversation. The fourth-down play — Joe Flacco’s short pass to Steve Smith — helped set up Tucker’s kick.
The Ravens are 3-0 for the third time in franchise history and first time since 2009. Flacco completed 29 of 40 passes, including a franchise-record 21 in a row, for 214 yards. The completion streak ended on a Mike Wallace third-quarter drop. The Jaguars are 0-3 for the third time in four years and surely will hear more talk about coach Gus Bradley’s job security. Bradley is 12-39 in four seasons, the second-worst winning percentage of any NFL coach with at least 50 games.
The blame for this one fell on Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles and an offense that had plenty of chances down the stretch. The Ravens turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions in the fourth — Devin Hester muffed a punt, and Flacco threw back-to-back interceptions — and gave Jacksonville the ball in field-goal range all three times.
The Jaguars came away with three points, with the other possessions ending on the second of Bortles’ three interceptions and Jason Myers’ blocked field goal.
■ QUOTABLE: “It was controlled chaos (in the fourth quarter). We make it interesting, and I think we make it more interesting than we really like.” — Smith
■ NEXT: Raiders at Ravens (-3½), 10 a.m. Sunday; Colts at Jaguars (-1) at London, 6:30 a.m. Sunday